B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the MTO

B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the MTO
Title B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the MTO PDF eBook
Author William N Hess
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 196
Release 2012-12-20
Genre History
ISBN 1782008373

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Having been a part of the Fifteenth Air Force in 1944, author Bill Hess has written the definitive account on 'his air force', featuring photographs and illustrations throughout. Although the Fifteenth Air Force was dismissed as 'minor leaguers' by the Eighth Air Force, strategic bombers from this outfit had done a 'major league' job on Axis targets in southern Europe following its formation in Italy in November 1943. And the heavy bombers employed by the Fifteenth were of course the venerable B-17 and B-24. At its peak strength, the Fifteenth's B-17 force comprised six groups of four squadrons each, all controlled by the 5th Bomb Wing.

B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force (part 2)

B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force (part 2)
Title B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force (part 2) PDF eBook
Author Martin Bowman
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 209
Release 2013-01-20
Genre History
ISBN 1472800524

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The Boeing B-17, which has come to epitomise the American war effort in Europe, took the fight to Germans from the late summer of 1942 through to VE-Day. Its primary operator in Western Europe was the 'Mighty Eighth', who controlled 27 bomb groups for much of the war. This second of two volumes covers the 14 Bomb Groups of the Third Air Division. First hand accounts, period photography, profile artworks and nose art scrap views bring to life aircraft from each of the groups within the Third Air Division.

B-17 Flying Fortress

B-17 Flying Fortress
Title B-17 Flying Fortress PDF eBook
Author H. P. Willmott
Publisher Prentice Hall
Pages 64
Release 1983-01-01
Genre History
ISBN 9780130567130

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Describes America's most famous bomber in World War II, and explains how the plane influenced the outcome of the war and its role in the devastation of Germany by the Allies

C-47/R4D Units of the ETO and MTO

C-47/R4D Units of the ETO and MTO
Title C-47/R4D Units of the ETO and MTO PDF eBook
Author David Isby
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 96
Release 2012-11-20
Genre History
ISBN 1782007628

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The C-47 units of the USAAF were an integral part of some of the most dramatic episodes of the European war: the airborne assaults in North Africa, Sicily, Normandy, southern France, Operation Market Garden and the crossing of the Rhine. The mass fratricide off Sicily, the night drop for D-Day and the Bastogne supply missions are also covered, along with more typical accounts of training, formation flying, airdrops and casualty evacuation missions. This book details an aircraft that remains a popular favourite and an acknowledged design classic, carrying out missions every bit as strategically important and as dramatic for the aircrew as those of the fighters and bombers.

Boeing B-17

Boeing B-17
Title Boeing B-17 PDF eBook
Author Graham M. Simons
Publisher Casemate Publishers
Pages 443
Release 2011-12-01
Genre History
ISBN 1783461012

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“Fascinating insight into the early development of the B-17 Flying Fortress . . . undoubtedly outshines other books on this significant WWII aircraft.” —Air Mail The Boeing B-17 was the first American heavy bomber to see action in World War II when it was supplied to the RAF. The design originated in 1934 when the US Air Corps was looking for a heavy bomber to reinforce air forces in Hawaii, Panama and Alaska. For its time, the design included many advanced features, and Boeing continued to develop the aircraft as experience of the demands of long-distance flying at high altitude was gained. When the United States entered WWII, production of the aircraft was rapidly increased and it became the backbone of the USAAF in all theaters of war. This book describes how it was built and utilizes many hitherto unpublished photographs from the design studio and production lines. It illustrates and explains the many different roles that the aircraft took as the war progressed. Heavy bomber, reconnaissance, antisubmarine, and air-sea rescue operations; there were few roles that this solid design could not adopt.

B-24 Liberator Units of the Eighth Air Force

B-24 Liberator Units of the Eighth Air Force
Title B-24 Liberator Units of the Eighth Air Force PDF eBook
Author Robert F Dorr
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 208
Release 2012-12-20
Genre History
ISBN 1782008330

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The B-24 Liberator was built in greater numbers than any other US warplane, yet its combat crews live, even today, in the shadow of the less plentiful, but better-known, B-17. This is their fully-illustrated history. Accounts of the 'Mighty Eighth' in Europe, and indeed many of the books and films that emerged from the greatest air campaign in history, often overlook the B-24, even though it was in action for as long as the Flying Fortress, and participated in just as many perilous daylight bombing missions. Featuring photography and illustrations throughout, Robert F Dorr's account of these units is ideal for aviation and World War Two enthusiasts.

Fighters and Bombers of World War II

Fighters and Bombers of World War II
Title Fighters and Bombers of World War II PDF eBook
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Publisher PediaPress
Pages 589
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